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LOT 1795
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Collection
CIRCA 14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 3 in. (516 grams total, 22-78 mm).
Including a scabbard chape, curtain-pull, hooked fastener, belt and harness fittings and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [29, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds, Witham, 1999, p.88, for harness fittings.
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